The botokude indian joachim quäck (quäck = portuguese: kuêk, originally: nuguäck) (* probably around 1800 in the brazilian state of minas gerais in brazil; † june 1, 1834 in neuwied) met the german explorer, ethnologist, zoologist and naturalist prince maximilian of wied-neuwied in brazil in 1817 as a minor. Quäck became maximilian's local travel companion, who gave him the background knowledge he needed for his research. This watercolor by maximilian, which he painted in january 1817, shows quäck hunting large butterflies with a bow and arrow. Quäck is in the company of the armed gardener christian simonis from neuwied castle, and on maximilian's instructions, quäck uses a blunt arrow when hunting butterflies so that he only stuns the butterflies and does not destroy them. Maximilian described this butterfly hunt in his work "journey to brazil in the years 1815 to 1817", published by heinrich ludwig brönner, frankfurt 1820-1821, volume 2, pages 130-131. There maximilian emphasizes that quäck had acquired great skill in this strange type of hunting. Maximilian had quäck come to europe a year later. On february 12, 1818, quäck arrived in neuwied. There he worked for maximilian as his personal valet. Quäck died at the age of 34 on june 1, 1834 at 9 a. M. From inflammation of the liver and was buried as a catholic on june 3, 1834 (presumably in the old cemetery in neuwied). Date: January 1817.
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